ASHOK SHANKAR GUHA vs AIR INDIA LTD.

The Supreme Court held that the appellant's promotion to Senior Check Flight Purser was unjustly withdrawn by the Management, violating the promotion policy which mandates consideration based on years of service. The Court emphasized that the appellant, having completed the requisite service period and with the removal of ineligibility due to prior punishment, was entitled to promotion effective from 1.1.2000. The Court set aside the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's Writ Petition, thereby reinstating the promotion and prohibiting the recovery of excess payments made during the contested period.